36.( ) He devoted every _____________ this unknown element (元素)。
A. effort to find B. effort to finding C. effect to find D. effect to finding
35.( ) --- Used you to ___________ vegetables in the country before you came here?
--- Yes, but now I’ve got quite used to _______ in this computer company.
A. grow; working B. growing; work C. grow; work D. growing; working
34.( ) Mary’s father is very happy because of __________ given a prize.
A. her being B. being C. her having been D. she has been
33.( ) She blamed me _________ away the money ________ to her.
A. to take; belonging B. for taking; that was belonging
C. for taking; that belonged D. of taking; which is belonged
32.( ) He apologized for ___________ .
A. his not being able to come B. his being able not to come
C. not his being able to come D. his being not able to come
31.( ) The young man are successful _________ the power-station.
A. to repair B. to repairing C. in repairing D. repaired
30.( ) He spent all his time _________ for the TOEFL.
A. to prepare B. to preparing C. in preparing D. of preparing
29.( ) ________ waste our time ________ such a question.
A. Don’t let us; to discuss B. Let’s not; discussing
C. Don’t let us; discussing D. Let’s not; to discuss
28.( ) You can never imagine what great difficulty I have ____________ your house.
A. found B. to find C. in finding D. for finding
27.( ) --- Why were you so late?
--- I had a hard time _________ up this morning.
A. to get B. get C. got D. getting